1 / 29

International Featured Standards IFS

International Featured Standards IFS. The biggest success is always based on simple principles. What is IFS?. One common audit standard, globally accepted by the food industry in order to continuously improve food safety for consumers. Mission.

susan-contreras
Download Presentation

International Featured Standards IFS

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. International Featured Standards IFS The biggest success is always based on simple principles.

  2. What is IFS? One common audit standard, globally accepted by the food industry in order to continuously improve food safety for consumers

  3. Mission Provide common and uniform requirements for food safety and quality that retailers expect from their suppliers.

  4. Mission • Support the implementation of legal food requirements.

  5. Testimonial “We are working towards IFS certification in all of our US plants. We chose the IFS standard because it is comprehensive, straightforward and flexible. Stephen Thome, VP Global QA and EC Dawn Foods “It allows us to achieve certification to a recognized standard within the framework of our existing quality and food safety systems at a pace that is sustainable and achievable.”

  6. Current Figures • > 12,100 IFS audits globally • 67 approved and globally operating Certification Bodies • > 700 auditors speaking more than 20 languages • 190 registered retailers worldwide Born in Europe – developed and used worldwide

  7. IFS Standards IFS Food Food safety and quality standard for manufacturers

  8. IFS Standards IFS Logistics Safety and quality standard to check the logistics service providers

  9. IFS in the Supply Chain Outlets IFS Food for Cash & Carry:  Cash & Carry Markets Logistics IFS Logistics: Transport /Storage Processing IFS Food: Post-Farm Gate  Food Manufacturers Packaging Farm Pre-Farm Gate (e.g. GlobalGAP; GGE) Quelle: METRO Group

  10. Partnerships

  11. Testimonial "… Improving our customer relationships sooner or later results in business efficiency… IFS, with its special focus on concrete topics, forms a basis that to a large degree matches our own priorities in risk management…" VION Food Deutschland GmbH Meat Producer

  12. IFS Food • A common food safety standard with a uniform evaluation system • Cost reduction for retailers (wholesalers) and suppliers

  13. IFS Food • Strong enforcement of US food law (hygiene, traceability, allergens, etc.) More than the sum of its parts

  14. IFS Food • Co-operation with other schemes in the food chain to assure food safety through the whole supply chain by: • Development of combined checklist • Improvements of the IFS database to accept other schemes • Improvement of the IFS software to allow combined audits

  15. IFS Food An IFS audit will allow you to achieve both IFS certification under the GFSI AND ISO 22000/PAS220 – with one check

  16. Testimonial "... We have noticed a clear upward realignment and improvement in our food safety processes, in particular the HACCP concept of prevention and in the area of food hygiene..." Carlsberg Deutschland Gruppe Carlsberg Beer

  17. Benefits of Implementing IFS Learning, adapting, changing

  18. IFS Benefits • A Food Safety and Quality Standard in One

  19. IFS Benefits • Suppliers are choosing IFS globally for its value • Achieve a higher level of food safety and quality • Helpful for the implementation of US laws • Helpful for structuring the production process and for implementing improvement processes Success is not a secret

  20. IFS Benefits • Standards are clearly structured and precisely written • No specific guidelines or interpretations per chapter

  21. IFS Benefits • Audited companies have 12 months to improve all identified deviations before the next audit -> only if no hazard for food safety exist • IFS gives companies a fair chance for sustainable improvements in the processes

  22. Testimonial "...IFS was quickly integrated into the existing QM system and adopted at all Zentis locations... Zentis GmbH & Co. KG “Continuous development of the integrated QM system in accordance with the requirements of IFS has also had a positive effect on the company's business efficiency.“

  23. IFS Services For more product safety – together

  24. IFS Services Audit Portal Contains all IFS audit reports, action plans and certificates www.ifs-certification.com

  25. IFS Services Software auditXpress Quick and error free analysis of all IFS audits www.auditxpress.com

  26. IFS Services IFS Academy e-Learning and training program for Quality Managers and Auditors

  27. IFS Food • Some IFS Certification Bodies in the US • Det Norske Veritas (DNV) • Intertek • Eurofins • QMI-SAI Global • NSF • TÜV SÜD • Bureau Veritas

  28. Together - Successful! www.ifs-certification.com www.auditXpress.com

  29. Join IFS on the Web Twitter @IFS_Food LinkedIn Groups IFS Food Xing.com Groups IFS Food

More Related